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Georgia January 23, 2018

House District 39 Town Hall Meeting

With the high profile conflicts in the U.S. Congress dominating the news, it’s often hard to remember that this is the legislative season here in Georgia, and as important as…

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Health Care May 14, 2025

Why do cuts to Medicaid matter for Americans over 65? 2 experts on aging explain why lives are at stake

by Jane Tavares, UMass Boston and Marc Cohen, UMass Boston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Republicans in Congress intend to cut about US$880 billion in…

Health Care May 13, 2025

Medicaid Payments Barely Keep Hospital Mental Health Units Afloat. Federal Cuts Could Sink Them.

This article by Tony Leys first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Tony Leys May 12, 2025 SPENCER, Iowa — This town’s hospital is a holdout on behalf…

Justice May 13, 2025

Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship heads to the Supreme Court

by Jean Lantz Reisz, University of Southern California, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For more than 150 years, almost all people who were born within…

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Education May 12, 2025

Can Trump strip Harvard of its charitable status? Scholars of nonprofit law and accounting describe the obstacles in his way

by Philip Hackney, University of Pittsburgh and Brian Mittendorf, The Ohio State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to…

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Science and Technology May 12, 2025

Science requires ethical oversight – without federal dollars, society’s health and safety are at risk

by Christine Coughlin, Wake Forest University and Nancy M. P. King, Wake Forest University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As the Trump administration continues to…

Science and Technology May 9, 2025

Basic research advances science, and can also have broader impacts on modern society

by Bruce J. MacFadden, University of Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It might seem surprising, but federal research funding isn’t just for scientists. A…

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Opinion May 8, 2025

Will It Now Be Senator Ossoff vs MTG Or Someone Else?

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Popular Georgia GOP Governor Brian Kemp took a pass on facing freshman Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff. Pundits are already penciling…

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Immigration May 5, 2025

From the Chinese Exclusion Act to pro-Palestinian activists: The evolution of politically motivated deportations

by Rick Baldoz, Brown University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The recent deportation orders targeting foreign students in the U.S. have prompted a heated debate…

Justice May 5, 2025

Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s wrongful deportation case is more about individual rights than the Trump administration’s foreign policy

by Chimene Keitner, University of California, Davis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Trump administration officials have repeatedly claimed that judges who order the administration to…

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Transportation May 14, 2025

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